That investigation has concluded that the series cannot return to screens because the symbols . Darren Lumsden continues to strenuously deny that he has, or ever had, far-right leanings. The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker copied the format of The Great British . Sky History had already decided to axe its new woodworking series The Chop, hosted by comedian Lee Mack, as bosses investigate the meaning behind carpenter Darren Lumsden's tattoos, including the. These include the number 88 on his cheek,. But on Wednesday Mail Online claimed it had spoken to Mr Lumsden's father Trevor who told the website: "I'm alive and kicking so I'm not dead yet." The numbers 23 and 16 are also tattooed on the side of his head - a numeric symbol used by white supremacists to signify "white power", referring to the position of the letters W and P in the alphabet, the ADL says. Menu. Carpenter Darren Lumsden is covered in face tattoos including the number 88 The father of two is appearing on a new Sky History show called The Chop Viewers commenting on the 88 tattoo have said it. That investigation has concluded that the series cannot return to screens because the symbols on. All issues, problems and concerns identified in relation to Darren Lumsden's tattoos during production were fully reported up to AETN UK, and the broadcaster's directives and instructions in . Carpenter Darren Lumsden is covered in face tattoos including the number 88 The father was set to appear on a now axed Sky History show called The Chop Viewers claimed 88 can be used as a code to. Darren Lumsden and his '88' tattoo in The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker Credit: Sky History Sky has pulled a new reality show from the schedules after Twitter users alleged that a contestant had . . Sky History tweeted a promotional clip of The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker on Monday, featuring participant Darren Lumsden. Twitter users pointed out that the number 88 inked on his cheek was widely recognised as the code . The channel halted broadcasting of the show after just one episode was aired earlier this month after people drew attention to contestant Darren Lumsden's strange facial tattoos including the. Carpenter Darren Lumsden is covered in face tattoos including the number 88; The father of two is appearing on a new Sky History show called The Chop . Credit: Sky History Darren, from Portishead, Somerset, has 'strenuously denied' having far-right leanings, but The Chop has been thrown . One participant, Darren Lumsden, was accused of having a Nazi symbol on his face . 7. British Woodworking Show 'The Chop' Canceled Over Contestant's 'Far-Right' Tattoos 30 October 2020 | The Wrap; Sky History's 'The Chop' Gets the Chop Amid Nazi Controversy 30 October 2020 | Variety; A clip of an interview . The show . Darren Lumsden is currently appearing in the Sky History . Viewers spoke out after Darren Lumsden, a father-of-two from Bristol whose face, head and neck are covered in tattoos, was featured in a trailer for The Chop earlier this month. The UK's History Channel has suspended broadcasting of its new show The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker after viewers pointed out that one of the contestants had neo-Nazi tattoos on his face. The channel initially defended Lumsden's tattoos, claiming 1988 was the year of his father's death and that his . . Darren Lumsden's (right) tattoos caused controversy. Known as "The Woodman," Lumsden has the number 88 clearly inked on his cheek, which is white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. A+E Networks UK took The Chop off-air last week pending an investigation into Darren Lumsden's ink. Viewers noticed the tattoos after a teaser was released that featured "The Woodman" (aka tattooed contestant Darren Lumsden). Sky History has announced they are cancelling the programme after viewers spotted that Darren Lumsden appeared to have various 'Nazi tattoos' on his face. Carpenter Darren Lumsden is covered in face tattoos including the number 88 The father was set to appear on a now axed Sky History show called The Chop Viewers claimed 88 can be used as a code to. Viewers spoke out after Darren Lumsden, a father-of-two from Bristol whose face, head and neck are . Darren Lumsden continues to strenuously deny that he has, or ever had, far-right leanings. Dr Adam Rutherford @AdamRutherford Lumsden also has tattoos of the numbers 23 and 16 on his temples. The contestant, Darren Lumsden from Bristol, England, was introduced to the world in a 49-second clip on social media where several viewers instantly flagged his body art and deconstructed their meaning. The heavily inked carpenter from Bristol had a large 88 tattooed on . The participant, Darren Lumsden, has the number 88 tattooed on his cheek. Carpenter Darren Lumsden appeared on The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, a Sky History series. A trailer for Sky History's The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, hosted by comedian Lee Mack, featured contestant Darren . Lumsden has the number 88 tattooed on his right cheek. The show - hosted by comedian Lee Mack - was put on pause and Sky History announced that it would investigate "the nature and meaning" of the markings. Darren Lumsden. Lumsden, they said, had 88 tattooed on his face because 1988 was the . Photograph: Sky History Mark Brown Arts correspondent UPDATE: A+E Networks UK has decided to take Sky History reality competition series The Chop off-air amid claims that contestant, Darren Lumsden, has white supremacist tattoos on his face. Viewers spoke out after Darren Lumsden, a father-of-two from Bristol whose face, head and neck are covered in tattoos, was featured in a trailer for The Chop earlier this month. On Oct. 19, Sky History uploaded a trailer to its Twitter page in which host Lee Mack introduces Darren Lumsden (pictured) to fans. The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker: With Rick Edwards, Lee Mack, William Hardie. The show - hosted by comedian Lee Mack - was put on pause and Sky History announced that it would investigate "the nature and meaning" of the markings. Mr Lumsden, who grew up in Frenchay, told Bristol Live in an interview published ahead of the show's first episode on 15 October that he started started to work with his tattooist on his "look" 10. Because the letter "H" is the. (© A&E Television Networks 1996-2020. . The two numbers often appear together to denote "white power." Some viewers also took issue with the tattoo on his upper lip, which reads "homegrown," a sentiment that could be interpreted as nationalistic. Since 8 is the eighth letter of the alphabet, it is considered a numerical code for the phrase "Heil Hitler," used by . A Bristol carpenter caught up in a Twitter storm over his facial tattoos has "no affiliations or links to racist groups", according to Sky. Earlier this month, a clip from The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker went viral, due to contestant Darren Lumsden's tattoos. Darren Lumsden is currently appearing in the Sky History . 9 "A contestant's tattoos included symbols that could be connected to far-right ideologies and . Viewers noticed the tattoos after a teaser was released that featured "The Woodman" (aka tattooed contestant Darren Lumsden). . In a promotional clip for The Chop: Britain's Best Woodworker, numerical tattoos including 88 could be seen on the heavily tattooed face and head of contestant Darren Lumsden, Deadline reports . "Amongst the various numerical tattoos on his body, 1988 is the year of his . One participant, Darren Lumsden, was accused of having a Nazi symbol on his face . Since 8 is the eighth letter of the alphabet, it is considered a numerical code for the phrase "Heil Hitler," used by . Sky History had already decided to axe its new woodworking series The Chop, hosted by comedian Lee Mack, as bosses investigate the meaning behind carpenter Darren Lumsden's tattoos, including the . "A contestant's tattoos included symbols that could be connected to far-right ideologies and . Darren Lumsden said the 88 tattoo on his cheek - which is white supremacist code for 'Heil Hitler' - was actually a reference to the year his dad died. Sky History, the British version of the channel, initially issued a statement in support of Lumsden, claiming that 'the production team carried out extensive background checks' and 'confirmed Darren has no affiliations or links to racist groups, views, or comments.'. Carpenter Darren Lumsden appeared on The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, a Sky History series. The channel initially defended Lumsden's tattoos, claiming 1988 was the year of his father's death and that his . Darren Lumsden, a carpenter on Sky History's new programme The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, became the centre of attention after a promotional video showed several tattoos visible on his face. . Darren Lumsden was due to appear on new woodwork show The Chop. No death record for such a name exists in the Bristol area in 1988 . A+E Networks UK took The Chop off-air last week pending an investigation into Darren Lumsden's ink. Here's . Darren Lumsden was due to appear on new woodwork show The Chop. Darren's tattoos raised a lot of eyebrows on social media. Darren's father was a Trevor A Lumsden, resident in Bristol at the same time. In its initial statement, Sky History had said "amongst the various numerical tattoos on (Mr Lumsden's) body, 1988 is the year of his father's death". The UK's Sky History has cancelled reality competition The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, following concerns that one of its contestants may have white supremacist tattoos.. This is the story of the left-led Twitterstorm over Darren Lumsden, a burly, shaven-headed bloke who is a contestant on Sky History's new Lee Mack-fronted gameshow The Chop: Britain's Top . Amongst the various numerical tattoos on his body, 1988 is the year of his . They claimed the "homegrown" tattoo on Darren's top lip was Nazi . "Darren's tattoos denote significant events in his life and have no political or ideological meaning whatsoever. The UK's History Channel has suspended broadcasting of its new show The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker after viewers pointed out that one of the contestants had neo-Nazi tattoos on his face. Darren Lumsden was due to appear on new woodwork show The Chop. Darren Lumsden said the 88 tattoo on his cheek - which is white supremacist code for 'Heil Hitler' - was actually a reference to the year his dad died. The broadcaster issued a grovelling apology for contestant Darren Lumsden's "offensive" tattoos. The Daily Beast has been unable to confirm whether this is the same man, but asked Channel 4 and Sky . The participant, Darren Lumsden, has the number 88 tattooed on his cheek. (Sky History) . At least three of Lumsden's tattoos are of numbers commonly associated with neo-Nazi code and white supremacist messages. A TV contest for carpenters has been pulled from Sky schedules over concerns about one of its contestant's tattoos. Sky History had originally defended Darren Lumsden, stating that similarity between his tattoos and Nazi symbols was 'entirely incidental'. Darren Lumsden said the 88 tattoo on his cheek - which is white supremacist code for 'Heil Hitler' - was actually a reference to the year his dad died. Darren Lumsden, a wood joiner from Bristol, was set to appear this week on the Great British Baking Show-styled carpentry competition, until viewers pointed out that among his many tattoos were a . The number 88 is tattooed on his right cheek. . Following an investigation, A&E Networks UK have pulled the show permanently, along with all social media clips featuring Mr Lumsden. Lumsden has the number 88 . . The father of Sky History's The Chop contestant Darren Lumsden today declared 'I'm alive' after the channel claimed he was dead to defend his son's Nazi-style tattoos. Viewers spoke out after Darren Lumsden, a father-of-two from Bristol whose face, head and neck are covered in tattoos, was featured in a trailer for The Chop earlier this month. (Sky History) . Sky History first pulled the series last week pending an investigation into complaints about participant Darren Lumsden's alleged Nazi body art, including the number 88 tattooed on his cheek . The network on Monday (Oct. 19) uploaded a trailer to its Twitter page in which host Lee Mack introduces heavily tattooed participant Darren Lumsden (pictured) to fans. In the clip, comedian and show host Lee Mack interviews Bristolian Darren Lumsden, who viewers noticed bore certain tattoos. A TV woodworking show has been axed pending the outcome of an investigation after viewers accused one contestant of sporting "Nazi" tattoos on his face. Darren was hit with waves of accusations of having a Nazi symbol on his face after Sky History. (Sky History) Sky has been forced to give a new woodwork show the chop after viewers spotted a series of Nazi symbols tattooed on a contestant's face. "All issues, problems and concerns identified in relation to Darren Lumsden's tattoos during production were fully reported up to AETN . Darren Lumsden, a wood joiner from Bristol, was set to appear this week on the Great British Baking Show-styled carpentry competition, until viewers pointed out that among his many tattoos were a . Darren Lumsden is an actor, known for Badland (2007). A TV contest for carpenters has been pulled from Sky schedules over concerns about one of its contestant's tattoos. Particularly prominent is a tattoo on Darren's cheek of the number 88, often used in neo-Nazi circles to denote the phrase "Heil Hitler," because H is the eighth letter of the alphabet. The first episode aired earlier this month, but the rest has been cancelled after an investigation concluded that the ink sported by contestant Darren Lumsden "could be connected to far-right ideologies and could . 7 Darren Lumsden said the "88" referred to. UPDATE: A+E Networks UK has decided to take Sky History reality competition series The Chop off-air amid claims that contestant, Darren Lumsden, has white supremacist tattoos on his face. Oddly enough, in 2007 a man named Darren Lumsden also competed on the Channel 4 series Dumped. Aetn U.K.'s and Comcast's Sky History channel has canceled controversial woodworking program "The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker" after a raging controversy around a participant allegedly sporting Nazi tattoos. Sky said Darren Lumsden's face inking of the number 88 was in memory of the year his late father Trevor lost his life - and nothing to do with a code, fashioned around the . Sky History, the joint-venture UK television channel run by A+E Networks UK and Comcast-owned Sky, has canceled its reality competition series The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker after questions . . Viewers spoke out after Darren Lumsden, a father-of-two from Bristol whose face, head and neck are covered in tattoos, was featured in a trailer for The Chop earlier this month. Darren Lumsden, Actor: Badland. Twitter users seized on the clip, pointing out the tattoo and its meaning. Here̵… The participant, Darren Lumsden, has the number 88 tattooed on his cheek.Since 8 is the eighth letter of the alphabet, it is considered a numerical code for the phrase "Heil . The show - hosted by comedian Lee Mack - was put on pause and Sky History announced that it would investigate "the nature and meaning" of the markings. Sky History pulled the reality competition series The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker off the air last week after an investigation was launched into Darren Lumsden's inkings. 'Darren's tattoos denote significant events in his life and have no political or ideological meaning whatsoever. Among them is the number 88, which viewers of the show pointed out is a numerical code used by white supremacists. A Bristol carpenter caught up in a Twitter storm over his facial tattoos has "no affiliations or links to racist groups", according to Sky. He found himself at the centre a Twitter storm yesterday over his facial tattoos. Sky History first pulled the series last week pending an investigation into complaints about participant Darren Lumsden's alleged Nazi body art, including the number 88 tattooed on his cheek . Carpenter Darren Lumsden is covered in face tattoos including the number 88 The father was set to appear on a now axed Sky History show called The Chop Viewers claimed 88 can be used as a code to. Twitter users pointed out that the number 88 inked on his cheek was widely recognised as the code .